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"it is a corrupting thing to live one's real life in secret. One should live with the stream of life, not against it": First edition of Burmese Days; signed by George Orwell
ORWELL, George.
Burmese Days: A Novel by George Orwell.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1934.
First American edition, preceding the English edition by one year of Orwell’s first novel. Octavo, original publisher's cloth. Signed by the author opposite the title page, "George Orwell." In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box by the Harcourt Bindery. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $35,000.00 Item Number: 143599
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“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past": First Edition of George Orwell's Classic Nineteen Eighty-Four
ORWELL, George.
Nineteen Eighty-Four.
London: Secker & Warburg, 1949.
First edition of Orwell's classic dystopian novel. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a few small chips and closed tears. Jacket design by Michael Kennard. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. A very nice example.
Price: $15,000.00 Item Number: 143801
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"ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL, BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS" FIRST AMERICAN EDITION OF GEORGE ORWELL’S MASTERPIECE ANIMAL FARM
ORWELL, George.
Animal Farm.
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1946.
First American edition of Orwell’s timeless allegorical novel—a scathing satire on a downtrodden society’s blind march towards totalitarianism. Octavo, original black cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with rubbing and wear to the extremities. Jacket art by Art Brenner.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 145465
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“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past": First Edition of George Orwell's Classic Nineteen Eighty-Four
ORWELL, George.
Nineteen Eighty-Four.
London: Secker & Warburg, 1949.
First edition of Orwell's classic dystopian novel. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a few small chips and closed tears. Jacket design by Michael Kennard. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise clamshell box. A nice example.
Price: $10,500.00 Item Number: 146200
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“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past": First American Edition of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four
ORWELL, George.
Nineteen Eighty-Four.
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1949.
First American edition of Orwell's classic dystopian novel. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Caricature of Orwell on the rear panel by George Holland.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 146209
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"ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL, BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS" GEORGE ORWELL’S MASTERPIECE ANIMAL FARM
ORWELL, George.
Animal Farm.
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1946.
Early printing of Orwell’s timeless allegorical novel—a scathing satire on a downtrodden society’s blind march towards totalitarianism. Octavo, original black cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with rubbing and wear to the extremities, name to the front free endpaper. Jacket art by Art Brenner.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 146283
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“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past": First Edition of George Orwell's Classic Nineteen Eighty-Four
ORWELL, George.
Nineteen Eighty-Four.
London: Secker & Warburg, 1949.
First edition of Orwell's classic dystopian novel. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing and a small chip. Jacket design by Michael Kennard. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. A sharp example, uncommon in this condition.
Price: $12,800.00 Item Number: 147078
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First edition of Charles Osborne's The Unexpected Guest
OSBORNE, Charles [Agatha Christie].
The Unexpected Guest.
London: HarperCollins, 1999.
First edition of this classic mystery. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Andrew Davidson.
Price: $95.00 Item Number: 137528
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First Edition of A Course In Game Theory; Signed by Ariel Rubinstein
OSBORNE, Martin J. and Ariel Rubinstein.
A Course In Game Theory.
Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1994.
First edition of this classic work on game theory. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Ariel Rubinstein on the title page. In very good condition.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 112551
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“Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probability": Rare Second Edition of William Osler's The Principles and Practice of Medicine
OSLER, William.
The Principles and Practice of Medicine.
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1895.
Rare first printing of the second edition of Osler's magnum opus. Thick octavo, bound in contemporary leatherette. In very good condition.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 140471
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First Edition of Read My Lips No New Taxes; Signed by Ostrander and President George Bush
OSTRANDER, Dan; Foreword by George Bush.
“Read My Lips No New Taxes.”
Oroville, California: Butte College Press, 1999.
First edition of this work on the Bush administration. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Dan Ostrander and President George Bush on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Cover design by Patty Melron. Uncommon signed by President Bush.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 76955
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“ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL WORKS IN WESTERN LITERATURE”: RARE FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH OF OVID’S METAMORPHOSIS
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Ovid’s Metamorphosis Englished by G. S.
London: Printed by William Stansby, 1626.
First edition of George Sandys’ famous verse translation of Ovid’s Metamorphoses, with engraved title page. Small folio, bound in contemporary calf, illustrated with engraved title by T. Cecil, and full-paged engraved portrait of Ovid by Marshall. In very good condition, names. Rare and and desirable.
Price: $7,800.00 Item Number: 146369
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First Edition of Bill Owens' Suburbia; Inscribed by Him
OWENS, Bill.
Suburbia.
San Francisco: Straight Arrow Press, 1973.
First Edition. Oblong quarto, original photographic stiff paper wrappers. Inscribed by Bill Owens on the front free endpaper, "For Dave Bill Owens Can you avoid Suburbia." In very good condition. Laid in is the photographer's business card.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 948
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First Edition of Bill Owens' Suburbia; Inscribed by Him; With a Signed Photograph Laid In
OWENS, Bill.
Suburbia.
San Francisco: Straight Arrow Books, 1973.
First Edition. Oblong quarto, original photographic stiff paper wrappers. Inscribed by the photographer, "For William Enjoy "William" Bill Owens 2008." Laid into is a photograph signed by Bill Owens on the verso. In excellent condition with only light wear.
Price: $1,000.00 Item Number: 1910
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First Edition of Delia Owens' Where the Crawdads Sing; Lengthily Signed by Her
OWENS, Delia.
Where the Crawdads Sing.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2018.
First edition of one of the best-selling books of all-time and basis for the 2022 film. Octavo, original boards. Lengthily signed by the author on the title page, "Way out yonder, where the crawdads sing Delia Owens." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Na Kim. A unique example.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 136037
